Awesome Color was a musical trio formed in Brooklyn in 2004. They disbanded in 2010.
History
The band was formed by
Michigan natives Michael Troutman (aka Michael Awesome), Allison Busch (aka Allison Awesome), and Derek Stanton (aka Derek Awesome) in
Brooklyn, New York, in 2004.
[McClintock, J. Scott "", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation] Inspired by
Detroit garage rock, they came to the attention of
Thurston Moore, who signed the band to his
Ecstatic Peace label.
They released a self-titled debut album in 2006, which was followed by a second album,
Electric Aborigines in 2008, both released by Ecstatic Peace. (Vinyl editions for both albums were released by
American Dust.) The first album drew comparisons with
the Stooges (with
Stylus Magazine going as far as saying "there are times when you could play Fun House and this album back-to-back and not be able to tell the difference between the two")
[Rosenberg, Tal (2006) " Awesome Color Awesome Color ", Stylus Magazine] as did
Electric Aborigines, although this album expanded the band's sound and drew comparisons with
The Scientists and Spacemen 3.
[Heller, Jason (2008) " Awesome Color Electric Aborigines ", AV Club][Schonfeld, Zach (2008) " Awesome Color Electric Aborigines", PopMatters][Echlin, Hobey (2008) " AWESOME COLOR Electric Aborigines", Papermag] The band were described by
Rolling Stone as sounding like "a grimier version of Sonic Youth".
[Goodman, Elizabeth (2006) " Pick of the Day: Awesome Color ", Rolling Stone] In 2007, the song ¨Hat Energy¨ from the album Awesome Color appeared in the film I Know Who Killed Me, starring
Lindsay Lohan. After the second album, the band toured the world in support of
Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. during 2008.
They recorded and released Massa Hypnos on April 6, 2010. They toured to promote it with Tyvek and Hair Police.
In early 2008, the band released a video for the single "Eyes of Light" directed by The Wilderness
After the breakup of Awesome Color, Stanton returned to Detroit and started the band Turn to Crime.
Albums
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Awesome Color (2006), Ecstatic Peace
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Electric Aborigines (2008), Ecstatic Peace
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Massa Hypnos (2010), Ecstatic Peace
External links
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" Awesome Color - Awesome Color", Dusted
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Powell, Austin (2006) " Awesome Color", Austin Chronicle, November 10, 2006
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Modell, Josh (2008) " Awesome Color, 'Electric Aborigines'" (review), SPIN
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Heaton, Dave (2006) " Awesome Color Awesome Color", PopMatters
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Mills, Fred (2007) "", Harp
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McKay, Helen (2008) " Awesome Color/Vile Imbeciles At Hackney Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen/Bar and Grill" (review), Drowned in Sound
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Lowrey, Jack (2007) " Awesome Color: Awesome Color ", Drowned in Sound
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Awesome Color's "Eyes of Light" video" on Vimeo
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Allison Busch Interview on Youtube.
